UT AgResearch Announces 2016 Field Day Schedule

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​Organic Crops and Biennial
Events Return to Schedule

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A crowd interested in high tunnel production listens to a presenter from inside one of the structures at a previous Organic Crops Field Tour. ​​UT AgResearch will host 10 field days andfive special events in 2016, including an Organic Crops Field Tour on April 28 at the East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center in Knoxville. Photo by P. McDaniels, courtesy UTIA. Download image​.

12/1/2015

Ginger Rowsey, gtrice@tennessee.edu

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​KNOXVILLE,
Tenn. – University of Tennessee AgResearch has released the 2016 field day schedule,
which includes 10 field days and five special events.Field
days are held at the 10 AgResearch and Education Centers located throughout the
state.These events offer farmers,
ranchers, gardeners and the general public a chance to see research findings,
learn from university and industry experts and network with peers.The
2016 schedule marks the return of the Organic Crops Field Tour, an overview of
production techniques and recommendations for organically grown fruits and
vegetables. The event will be held in April at the East Tennessee AgResearch
and Education Center’s Organic Crops Unit. 2016 also marks the return of two
biennial events: the Tobacco and Forage Production Field Day and the Milan
No-Till Field Day. These field days are held in July of even-numbered years in
Greeneville and Milan, respectively.The
complete schedule is as follows:

More
information about each field day will be posted closer to the scheduled date at
the UT Institute of Agriculture website​. You can also visit each AgResearch Center’s homepage or call their main
offices for details. Center addresses
and phone numbers can be found online at agresearch.tennessee.edu.Through
its mission of research, teaching and extension, the University of Tennessee
Institute of Agriculture touches lives and provides Real. Life. Solutions. ag.tennessee.edu###Contacts:Ginger
Rowsey, UTIA Marketing and Communications, 731-425-4768, gtrice@tennessee.eduPatricia
McDaniels, UTIA Marketing and Communications, 615-835-4570, pmcdaniels@tennessee.edu